The Interview - Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
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Afghanistan is reckoned to be one of the worst places on Earth to be a woman. Forced early marriage, high maternal mortality rates and little secondary education. Hardtalk talks to Dr Sima Samar, a medical doctor, educator and Chairperson of Afghanistan’s Human Rights Commission. Ten years ago she also became her country’s first ever Minister for Women’s Affairs. She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does she have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women?
(Image: Sima Samar, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Published on Monday, 17th December 2012.
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